Category: General

When a country faces a pandemic, public health depends upon the quick and effective ability of local health officials and public leaders to follow pandemic prevention standards. These standards are ever evolving, but have been established after years of research. During the last century there have been five influenza outbreaks, alone, and each one has…

Mankind is a long way from winning the fight against viral infection. In fact, it’s arguably a battle we won’t ever win, rather one that we will continue to revisit over and over again as new strains of known viruses arise. In recent decades, several viruses have jumped from animals to humans creating new strains,…

Even before the COVID 19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, telehealth services were evolving and expanding rapidly. An American Well Survey in April of 2019, found that one in five physicians use telehealth to care for patients, and half of those who don’t currently use telehealth say it’s likely or very likely they’ll start…

The inability to breathe can be terrifying and lead to lasting damage, in fact a human can only survive around two minutes without oxygen before permanent damage is likely to occur. One of the most serious  symptoms of an acute respiratory infection is restricted breathing – making respiratory illness an especially dangerous condition. In the…

Here at Miller and Wagner, we work closely with a wide range of medical professionals who help our injured patients. These are the same medical professionals currently working on the front lines during the covid-19 pandemic, and for that we couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff who…

When visiting your physician, there is the basic expectation that you are going to receive the most appropriate and up-to-date treatment for your illness or injury, regardless of who you see and where. You also trust that the physician treating you will treat you in the same way they would treat any other patient suffering…

The medical malpractice law firm of Miller & Wagner, LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of their newest associate, Tamara X Arthur. Tamara is not only a medical malpractice litigation attorney, but she is also a physician. This unique combination of experience makes her one of the few attorneys in the country who bring…

The House that Whidden & Lewis Built The Joseph Sladen house, which Miller & Wagner currently operates out of, was designed by the prominent Portland architectural firm, Whidden & Lewis. It was originally built for Major Joseph Sladen in the late 1800s. Whidden & Lewis designed a number of notable houses and commercial buildings that…